One of the best and most challenging things about working in PR is that every part of our job is constantly changing. Whether it’s the tools we use, the clients we serve or the way we deliver information, something is always changing. Realizing this, we put...
At the beginning of the year, I wrote about changesacross our local media landscape. It’s old hat now for long-standing publications to fold, extreme layoffs to happen over holidays, and for the few still-standing pubs to merge. Last week marked a different sort of sadness...
As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, both Rob Ford, the embattled Toronto mayor, and The Globe and Mail, the city’s largest newspaper, are in a bit of a pickle. This is a family-friendly, non-finger pointing blog, so I won’t get into the details of...
So, True Detective just wrapped up last week and Game of Thrones doesn't come back until April 6th. Do you think that gives me enough time to watch season one of House of Cards, even with infant twins at home? The question above makes me sound...
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Changes are coming to everyone’s favorite virtual pinboard site. On September 19, Pinterest announced that after four years of being a free site, it will begin experimenting with promoting pins from select businesses. For those of you starting to panic that you will now be bombarded...
1105 Media, the publishers of FCW, GCN, Defense Systems and Washington Technology recently hosted an editorial breakfast for the local marketing and PR community. It was nice to hear first-hand about some of the recent changes at 1105 and the event was a good reminder...
Last week was the fifth "class" for the exclusive MindShare organization for the 2013 year. What is MindShare? Launched in 1997, MindShare handpicks 50 to 60 CEOs every year from the area’s hottest emerging growth companies to come together in a private, intimate setting. Its...
Yesterday, while looking for inspiration for a riveting and exceptional blog post, I came across the infographic below. Everyone loves a good infographic so I thought I’d share this one with you. This infographic, which is the result of a study of 500 millennials aged 14-30...
Disclaimer: Not an actual representation of the Meet the Tech Media panelists Yesterday morning I had the chance to attend a “Meet the Technology Media” panel session hosted by Business Wire. I’ll be honest, I went in with some pretty low expectations but was pleased with...
So you’ve secured an interview, read our pre-interview checklist and are confident you know just about everything there is to know to help the reporter write his/her story. Well, there’s a new trait that journalists consider to be very valuable when it comes to their...
For this edition of our Ask the Influencers series, we caught up Francis Rose, host of “In-Depth with Francis Rose,” which airs weekdays from 3-7 pm on Federal News Radio. Francis has more than 25 years of broadcast experience with some of America's top broadcasting...
It was a weird time for all of us. So there's this little story going around that hasn't gotten a ton of press attention, but I think it's worth noting that evidently, according to key officials with first-hand knowledge of the situation, and verified by non-partisan...
Obviously, we’ve seen more and more coverage recently around how people are consuming media and content in new (and increasingly mobile) ways. As Pete said last week, most online news rarely consists of straightforward stories centered around facts anymore. With the rise of blogs, we’ve...
The media industry is changing at a break-neck pace. How do we keep up? Where is it headed? How does it affect advertising? Find out the answers to these questions and more as I recap The Changing Media Landscape panel from the MAM Summit. This pannel, moderated...
The rapid rate of change in the media industry has not only changed the way people consume information but it has also changed how we in the PR industry do our jobs. This panel, led by Priya Ramesh, Director of social media at CRT/tanaka, features Lisa...